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The Finer Things Club!!
SWEEPS DAY ONE!!
Whedon & Filippelli
Return To THE OFFICE!!

first by MrFusion	Nov 1st, 2007 01:18:32 PM
yes! Also, the Office is wonderful.
I miss Karen... by Triceratops on Fire	Nov 1st, 2007 01:31:42 PM
Rashida, please make more appearances. Please. Pretty please.
I want that shirt! by erichaislar	Nov 1st, 2007 04:16:14 PM
u heard me.
Rashida Jones is the hotness by Heckles	Nov 1st, 2007 06:22:40 PM
And her pops is the man, too. Hopefully she gets her own vehicle soon.
I'd Love Karen to Come Back by Birdys Piano Teacher	Nov 1st, 2007 06:30:23 PM
It would mean her show failed, but that's alright with me.
Who the frig didn't like the hour long episodes? by -guyinthebackrow	Nov 1st, 2007 06:30:30 PM
It was like having two for the price of one. Who loses there?
No talkback for Smallville? Clark's MOM appears tonight!!! by Mike_D	Nov 1st, 2007 06:36:43 PM
sheesh.
Loved the hour longs by mymonkeysnameisjennifer	Nov 1st, 2007 06:43:42 PM
I thought they absolutely worked, plus I found myself checking my watch when last week's half-hour ended, expecting more. I'm so glad the show is doing well, it shows how treating the original material and creators with respect can benefit a series when remaking it. And yes what I'm basically saying is I hope the Spaced remake burns in hell for essentially swatting Wright & co away in favour of McFuckingG! But anyway... yeah more Rashida would be nice.
Clark's mom is Supergirl and Supergirl is now his cousin and... by FuckMichaelBay	Nov 1st, 2007 06:44:22 PM

who gives a shit by FuckMichaelBay	Nov 1st, 2007 06:44:42 PM

this is the OFFICE tb! by FuckMichaelBay	Nov 1st, 2007 06:44:56 PM

The Office 2: Smallville Branch by Heckles	Nov 1st, 2007 07:13:43 PM
Before taking his job at The Daily Planet, young Clark Kent was a file clerk for a small paper supply company in Smallville. As a weird coincidence never mentioned in the comics at all, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olson, Aquaman, The Flash, Black Lightning, General Zod, and Louie The Lilac also work there.
This is Karen a-Fillipelli. Please leave-a me the message. by Err	Nov 1st, 2007 07:20:05 PM
My favorite Karen moment.
My CONVENTION Video Recap by Ryang	Nov 1st, 2007 07:34:00 PM
The office convention was great :-) Here's a little video a put together about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =oNCjqfGnS9o
The Office 2 should be by Charlie Murphy	Nov 1st, 2007 07:36:40 PM
in a restaurant or something, not an office. i'd love to see a mockumentary style show about characters in a fast food kitchen or something. but if they do two shows involving paper companies, i think that would be a big mistake.
Reno 911! = Office 2 by Err	Nov 1st, 2007 07:56:17 PM
Seriously. Same thing.
I Think I Cut my Penis on the Lid by Larry of Arabia	Nov 1st, 2007 08:16:21 PM
think??
Actually, I Wasn't A Huge Fan Of The Hourlongs... by El Fuego	Nov 1st, 2007 08:22:01 PM
...that's not to say they weren't great, but the half-hour episodes are a lot tighter and much more dense with the funny. Now, that's not to say an hourlong office couldn't work, but based on this season's first few hours... I think they're better off doing a few hourlongs a year as needed.
Is today "Joss Day?" by buffywrestling	Nov 1st, 2007 08:57:24 PM
Sure feels like it! puts on a party hat
The eyes are the groin of the face by SonOfSkywalker	Nov 1st, 2007 09:34:20 PM
Good to know.
More Rashida Jones Please! by BackRiverCatfish	Nov 1st, 2007 09:44:27 PM
I could watch 30 minutes of her just sitting at her desk!
Wow, that was a great episode by mraig	Nov 1st, 2007 09:55:38 PM
Am I too much of a fun of horrible awkward uncomfortableness? Maybe so, but when Karen yelled at Jim and he stared at the floor, I loved it. When Oscar predicted that Jim would ruin their finer things club, and he did, and Pam whispered "I'm sorry", I loved it. When Dwight didn't take off his mustache, I loved it (and, as someone already quoted, "I think I cut my penis on the lid"). The fact that Andy is the kind of guy who has to belong to exclusive clubs. Definitely my favorite of the season so far.
~~Joss Whedon Day~~ by buffywrestling	Nov 1st, 2007 10:04:36 PM
Shuttlepod: Especially in Coaxial. wink Here, put on a party hat, don't get into too much trouble and have a beer on me.
so is that how they plan to split the show? by postalpez	Nov 1st, 2007 10:04:51 PM
not sure i want that as the officeII. also today marked the first day of HD dvd players for under $100. I got 7 free hd dvds with it to. (2 in shop, 5 mail in)
was there not a new 30 rock tonight? by Francis Begbie	Nov 1st, 2007 10:10:19 PM
I just went to my dvr and it didn't record anything.
Francis Begbie by postalpez	Nov 1st, 2007 10:24:46 PM
no 30 rock. 60 min earl/cops thing.
Decent episode. by CatVutt	Nov 1st, 2007 11:23:55 PM
But once again, if you hadn't told me it was Whedon directing, I certainly wouldn't have noticed. With rare exception (The Ramis ep comes to mind...there were great shots in there) this show is pretty much director proof. If the writing is there, it works.
Thanks Postalpez by Francis Begbie	Nov 1st, 2007 11:50:23 PM
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Spinoff? by lordgrimplemort	Nov 1st, 2007 11:51:33 PM
So I guess Karen's the spinoff. I like her character, but I don't think it'll work. They should concentrate on making the regular Office funny again before creating a spinoff. It seems like they've run out of jokes so they just keep making Michael and others keep getting stupider and more outrageous. I'm glad they didn't turn Karen insane like Jan (yet), but they probably will in the new show.
We will burn Utica to the ground... by Alonzo Mosely	Nov 1st, 2007 11:57:31 PM

Whedon Direction by buffywrestling	Nov 2nd, 2007 12:00:30 AM
I noticed that it was very zippy at the beginning - almost too much with the fast close-in in rapid sucession for the Office - but it was very Firefly-like. Also there was a nod to the shot from his last episode "Business School", of catching both Jim and Micheal in the side view mirror ( BJ Novak pointed in out in the commentary for "Business School" about how much he liked Joss catching both people in the rear view mirror). However, there were no extreme flares in this one or any that I caught on the first viewing. Noteworthy: The Finer Things Club. Ferris Buehler shout-out. Micheal's "selling" of Toby. Mustashes and women's warehouse uniforms. " I think I cut my penis on the lid." Dwight's bomb making skills. Andy's fallback list. Toby's bowtie. Humiliated!Jim. Micheal gifting Stanley a box with "Property of the US Postal Service" stamped on the side. "Wanted: Sassy, middle-aged Black man..." Book's Main Character: Ashes?
Good Episode, Great to see Karen again by chromedome	Nov 2nd, 2007 12:06:00 AM
and a lot of great moments. All those already mentioned, plus Pam's flirty invitation to Jim to join the club, followed later by the Silent Sorry. The panicked reclining in the car was well done, too.
More Jenna Fischer by Mr Spork	Nov 2nd, 2007 12:32:19 AM
damn she's hot
Office/Earl by Cheif Brody	Nov 2nd, 2007 01:36:11 AM
Anyone else feel like they were watching The Office while watching the My Name Is Earl "Cops" episode tonight? They used the Cops camera much the same way Office uses the documentary film crew cam. Seems as if the earl writers have themselves in a corner with the "Earl in Prison" storyline, and borrowed a page from The Office to get a mostly "prison-free" episode...and it didn't work. It certainly did not warrant an hour timeslot. Some funny moments to be sure...but the weakest Earl yet. Glad Stanley didn't really wanna leave the Scranton branch, afterall. And the phone conversation Michael had with the "top" sales guy at Utica was priceless..."Aren't you the guy who ran over the girl?"...I dunno...this Office II thing has my panties in a huge wad. It better not be set in the Utica branch...I think they've minded Dunder-Mifflin to the core already. Has anyone ever petitioned a network to cancel a show before it even begins production? Just concentrate on the core group NBC...The Office II wreaks of desperation.
I know why people didn't like the hour-longs... by beastie	Nov 2nd, 2007 06:17:37 AM
The first 2 or 3 episodes of the season were (compared to other Office episodes) below par. People blamed it on the length, but I think they would have been just as mediocre if they were half-hours. The season has really picked up since Jim and Pam visited Dwight's Bed & Breakfast, though (and that one was an hour).
Last night by haggardatbest	Nov 2nd, 2007 07:30:27 AM
I am usually a fan of the more subtle episodes, but last night's incredibly broad premise made it my favorite of the season so far. I think it is also one of my favorites of the series. Once they were in the PT Cruiser and revealed to Jim that it was all a big prank I didn't have much hope, but it really came together and made me laugh hard. Best parts: Madge's uniform, Dwight's mustache, Dwight's peeing accident, "that had pictures of my brother's new baby on it", burning Utica to the ground, Karen's gorgeous presense, Toby's bowtie, "it smells like popcorn", Pam's sweater, and Jim's assessment of "Angela's Ashes". Great episode, I can see several viewings in the near future. Worst part: No Creed, Kelly, or Darryl. Also no 30 Rock, but that is another issue.
presence by haggardatbest	Nov 2nd, 2007 07:32:49 AM
I swear I know how to spell.
Great epidsode by Dwide Shrewd	Nov 2nd, 2007 08:15:42 AM
Dwight peeing in the soda can was the funniest moment of the season so far. It was better that we didn't see what Michael and Dwight were actually doing. Hearing about it over the walkie talkie was great. Michael: "Save yourself! Take Karen to a motel and make love to her!" Needed a splash of Creed and a pinch of Kevin, but not having Ryan appear made up for it. Also, I love Karen, but seeing her as the ex-girlfriend and bitchy boss was a total boner killer.
I didn't feel like I was watching Office during Earl by INWOsuxRED	Nov 2nd, 2007 08:25:20 AM
I felt like I was watching a really bad episode of Earl, which is pretty much true of every flashback to when Earl was bad episode. The prison season had been going pretty well, I certainly don't understand making the second episode of COPS into an hour. Very weak.
favorite moment by INWOsuxRED	Nov 2nd, 2007 08:27:28 AM
was Michael trying to steal the best salesman by telling him he was going to fire him.
Take Karen to a motel and make love to her! by Meglos	Nov 2nd, 2007 08:29:14 AM
Lay on top of her and think of Stanley!
Pretty good episode by Jor-El23	Nov 2nd, 2007 08:39:09 AM
They're cranking up the absurd a bit much this year though which is fine, but it's different. As long as they're not doing jokes about bodily functions, I don't care how broad they go.
Dwide, maybe these will help with your killed boner by haggardatbest	Nov 2nd, 2007 09:03:05 AM
http://tinyurl.com/2l9gz7 http://tinyurl.com/2rodzl
Wow, you're very exotic looking, was your dad a GI? by GrandMuffTarkin	Nov 2nd, 2007 09:48:19 AM
I miss Karen A-Fillipelli-a. Abondanza
Karen has a prettier face, Pam has a bigger rack by Tacom	Nov 2nd, 2007 10:18:27 AM
It's a tough choice to make.
Toby by Fatty Magee	Nov 2nd, 2007 11:00:37 AM
Best moment was Michael trying to talk up Toby in order to "trade" him, but then couldn't make it through. His hatred for Toby is one of the best things about this show. And -- it's Beasley in a landslide over Karen. No question.
Fatty Magee by haggardatbest	Nov 2nd, 2007 11:09:30 AM
I'm with you on Pam over Karen, but I do have moments when I wonder if Rashida Jones just might possibly have the prettiest face in the history of faces. She's pretty easy to look at.
Rashida Jones by Dwide Shrewd	Nov 2nd, 2007 12:14:28 PM
The only knock against her is that her hair looks like it's spraypainted on. It's just plastered against her head. Oddly enough, she actually looked a little better after Phyllis took her to the stylist. Ok, I'm sort of kidding there.
Tacom by Alonzo Mosely	Nov 2nd, 2007 12:24:58 PM
I think your question - "Karen has a prettier face, Pam has a bigger rack, It's a tough choice to make" is easily solved. If you are the kind of guy who likes to cum on the face, go with Karen. If you are the kind of guy who likes to cum on the tits, go with Pam. If you are the kind of guy who likes to cum on the ass, go with Phyllis... See, easy...
Karen... by sapno_krei	Nov 2nd, 2007 12:52:32 PM
They kept her real. There was only one moment last season where I thought the writers were trying too hard to make us hate her (when she called Pam a bitch), but overall her character has been easy to like and identify with. And man, was she blunt with Jim in this ep! I hope her character comes back, but not as a villain.
sapno_krei by haggardatbest	Nov 2nd, 2007 01:13:16 PM
Karen is a very real character, which is the only way they could make her a realistic threat to our Pam. She made us think, "Well it's not so bad if he stays with her." She reminds me a lot of my wife; she's fun and smart, but she'll hand you your ass if you make her mad. Man I love my wife.
Jim by Dapper Swindler	Nov 2nd, 2007 01:22:28 PM
It was interesting to see Jim in a tight spot for once where he just couldn't sit idly by and make smug, sarcastic comments. This is good - because while Jim has always been a likeable character he has recently started to irritate me by how he's always on top.
"Why can't I join the club?" by drewlicious	Nov 2nd, 2007 01:28:29 PM
Poor bastard looked like he was about to cry. Loved seeing Jim squirm. Question: How did Karen not get the corporate gig? She's clearly more qualified than Ryan, plus she's made a sale. No wonder that company is circling the drain.
Kelly, then Karen, then Pam by necgray	Nov 2nd, 2007 02:53:13 PM
I just have a thing for non-caucasian women. I know Kelly is really obnoxious, but I can't help finding Mindy Kaling absolutely gorgeous. And I love her voice. I know it's a high, girly voice, but I love it. And I'm a bigger fan of a strong female like Karen over Pam's mousiness. Pam's great, don't get me wrong, I just kind of like a strong, independent woman. I'd put her before Kelly, but I can't get past the Indian features and the voice. Of course, the fact that I'm saying any of this is very, very sad...
The women of The Office by haggardatbest	Nov 2nd, 2007 03:04:51 PM
Yes necgray, Kelly is ultra-hot as well. So is Angela. And Jan. And Purse Girl. And I am with you in thinking that it is very, very sad to post such things. Every time I come on TB for The Office I end up saying things that make me feel like a 13 year old boy and embarrassing myself over these women. I am far more turned on by these hot, funny, smart, talented ladies (add Tina Fey in there too) than any bikini chick or Megan Fox type. I started watching The Office out of my love for the British version, and I still love it for all the same reasons, but damn if those women don't overshadow some of the jokes. And I'm sitting at work typing these things! Geez. Lame. And also: how many people think Toby joined the Finer Things Club because of Pam's sweater?
oh yeah and by haggardatbest	Nov 2nd, 2007 03:06:35 PM
You're dead on about Kelly's voice. Just listen to her singing karaoke in "A Benihana Christmas" and tell me you aren't turned on by the combination of her sexy voice and psychotic song choice. Loved her since "40 Year Old Virgin"
Jim in last night's episode by Sebilrazen	Nov 2nd, 2007 03:36:02 PM
I wasn't particularly thrilled with the way they handled Jim after joining "The Finer Things Club." It seems they used sloppy writing and modeled him after Michael. Fake voices, covering up lack of work, those are straight out of Michael's bag of tricks, not Jim's.
I WAS JUST HAPPY TO SEE... by Cheif Brody	Nov 2nd, 2007 04:32:33 PM
that the Jim/Pam/Karen love triangle thing did not rear its ugly head again. I thought because Pam blew Jim off and slept at the office last week...and now won't let him join her "exclusive" club...that when he finally got to Utica and confronted Karen, I thought he was gonna start having longings for her again. Glad that plot line was not pursued. BTW, the Finer Things Club wrap up at the very, very end on the episode was the weakest wrap up of the series to date. Those short 5 second stingers at the end are usually hilarious (Stanley staring at the busted watermelon on his car comes to mind)...last nite's was blah. Also...could have used more Creed.
Chief re:triangle by buffywrestling	Nov 2nd, 2007 10:37:20 PM
I was just as glad to see that Karen was not inflicted (yup, I said inflicted)upon Pam. I still say that she is clearly trying to "grow" and Jim is starting to feel left behind. ten-shun!! lol
Too overanalyze things... by BizarroJerry	Nov 3rd, 2007 10:33:27 AM
I wonder if we're seeing hints of some Jim / Pam tension in the future. In the past few episodes I wonder if "no longer has low self esteem" Pam is turning into, "Jim's not good enough for me" Pam. It's sort of snobby that they created this club. They also don't relize who foolish they all look. Maybe Oscar does: "Other than having sex with men, being in the Finer Things Club is the gayest thing about me."
Love how the camera man ratted out Jim in the car.. by Billyeveryteen	Nov 3rd, 2007 11:39:19 AM
And how Jim skulked his way out of Karen's office.
Jim and Pam by haggardatbest	Nov 3rd, 2007 11:56:02 AM
Are definitely not going to make it through the season. All the teen girls and secretaries can start crying now, but it's best for the show. Don't worry, I'm sure they'll be bestest friends forever and ever!
It isn't best for the show by INWOsuxRED	Nov 3rd, 2007 12:55:33 PM
It is a comedy, not a soap opera. The will-they, won't-they storyline is over, and forcing tension into a finished storyline isn't going to be a good thing. They resolved the story perfectly and started to move forward. The last thing this show needs is to move backwards.
Best for the show by haggardatbest	Nov 3rd, 2007 01:17:08 PM
Normally I would go back and argue that it's best for the show because it is the next realistic step for these two particular characters, but as I thought about it I'm not so sure realism is most important anymore. Certainly what Michael did this past week would not be a realistic step even for him, but it was definitely entertaining. I don't know. As long as it's funny or interesting I don't care. I guess I would personally like to see Pam outgrow Jim. It seems to be happening.
On the camera man in the car... by WWBD	Nov 3rd, 2007 03:33:48 PM
Where did he come from? We saw most of the episode from the dashboard cam, and we clearly saw that there were only three of them in the car.
WWBD by haggardatbest	Nov 3rd, 2007 03:49:51 PM
I'm sure the "documentary crew" was following in a separate car. Remember, there were cameras by the side of the road when they were looking for the phone and also cameras in the Utica parking lot. Thinking of it as a documentary series, the producers would never rely solely on lipstick cameras.
Jim and Pam can have arguments... by BizarroJerry	Nov 4th, 2007 01:51:37 AM
or some kind of relationship problems. But, just don't give us a breakup!
"I cut a chunk of my penis off for nothing!" by Tacom	Nov 4th, 2007 03:07:35 PM
Damn, they should have put some of those deleted scenes instead of the Finer Things Club stuff.

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